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Kenworth Receives Largest Hybrid Tractor and Truck Order Yet

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Coca-Cola Enterprises has ordered 150 Kenworth T370 diesel-electric tractors and 35 Kenworth T370 hybrid trucks, all of which will be on the road this year. San Antonio, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, Toronto, Vancouver, and Washington, DC. The Kenworth T370 tractors (rated at 55,000 lb.

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AMPLY Power: Top 25 US cities could save avg. 37% on fuel costs by switching to electric vehicles and buses; up to 60% with managed charging

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The new metric gives fleet owners, operators, municipalities, and policymakers a direct apples-to-apples comparison between gasoline or diesel fuel and electricity pricing. Unlike gasoline or diesel fuel prices, electricity prices can vary significantly on a kWh basis. —Vic Shao, founder and CEO of AMPLY Power.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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converted into a fuel mixture that is comparable to diesel or. converted into a type of diesel fuel. Battery Based On Advanced Metal Hydrides A project team from the University of Utah will develop an advanced metal hydride-based compact hot and cold battery. Florida, Tampa). electrical battery is being charged.

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